Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 08:41 AM.
Predictably, a few more names have been leaked out of the Miami clinic, Biogenesis. This time, Yahoo Sports published three more names with Ryan Braun being the headliner. Named alongside the 2011 MVP are Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli and Orioles third baseman Danny Valencia. There were always going to be more names. More will follow. The black cloud of the latest performance enhancing ... Read More
Monday, January 21, 2013
It was a weekend of loss for Major League Baseball. First came the news of the long time Baltimore Orioles Manager Earl Weaver’s passing. The man who built the famed “Orioles Way” was on an Orioles fan cruise when he passed away at the age of 82. Many of today’s fans may not know much more about Weaver than a couple of Youtube clips showing one of his 97 ejections. Few know that Weaver ... Read More
Friday, January 11, 2013
The Hall of Fame voting may have turned out to be a negative for Major League Baseball, but Bud Selig and Michael Weiner took a historic step the day after the zero vote ballot. Major League Baseball and the Players Association announced that they have modified the joint drug prevention agreement to add in-season, unannounced blood testing for human growth hormone. Perhaps even more significant, ... Read More
Thursday, December 27, 2012
More than any other year, the current Hall of Fame ballot is one of the most difficult in recent memory. And, that statement doesn’t even take into account the whole steroids controversy. A voter has the daunting task of completing a ballot that contains so many Hall of Fame worthy players on it.
The process is quite simple. A writer who has been a member of the Baseball Writers Association ... Read More
Voting for the Baseball Hall of Fame has always been something of a convoluted process. But, that process encompassed everything fans loved about the sport. It resulted in debate, some crusades, and even a little bit of injustice. A group of writers from the Baseball Writers Association of America are charged with submitting ballots each season. Those writers have a responsibility to submit a ... Read More
Monday, October 15, 2012
I was a child of the 1980’s. Living in New York, that meant watching the Yankees miss the playoffs every year after 1981. The Yankees won regular season games, but being that only two teams were able to advance to the League Championship Series, they constantly missed. Then, they got really bad, culminating in what Yankees fans call “The Stump Merrill Years”. As the Yankees hit rock ... Read More
Friday, October 5, 2012
Baseball wasn’t meant to be decided on one game. Part of the lure of Major League Baseball is the ultimate test of an organization. That test is to see if it has enough resources to survive the 162 game season. The survivors of that test then have to survive another grueling test of a series of games against an opponent. As they advance, the series become more intense, resulting in ... Read More
Friday, September 28, 2012
It can get a little lost at times, but we all have this deep passion about a game. Baseball inspires both the very good in us and, at times, some ugly actions and comments. But, all of that is the byproduct of a deep love of the sport. Football and basketball may be labeled as more popular, but baseball has a different connection with its fans. There is a love and appreciation ... Read More
Monday, September 24, 2012
Everything seems to be going Bud Selig’s way. While many will look at the Major League Baseball chief as someone who doesn’t know what he is doing, the truth of the matter is that most of his innovations have given fans more to be interested in, the sport more revenue, and the pennant races some dramatic finishes. He was the one who tinkered with the playoff system back in 1995, adding ... Read More
Friday, September 7, 2012
Miguel Cabrera is a month away from completing his 10th season in the Major Leagues. After making his debut in 2003 as a 20 year old rookie, the Venezuela-born right handed hitter has been one of Major League Baseball’s most consistent elite hitters of the past decade. Yet, despite his consistently elite play, he has never won a Most Valuable Player Award and is often an afterthought in the conversation about Baseball’s ... Read More
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Almost every September in Major League Baseball is exciting. Last year was one of the best final months in memory. This season is shaping up to be even better with more teams chasing the new second wild card berth. Looking over the schedule, it is easy to get excited about the final weeks and the division matchups it will bring. The Yankees play a bunch of games against the Orioles and Rays. The Rays and Orioles play the ... Read More
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
19 year old Bryce Harper made his Major League debut the very same day Mike Trout was called up by the Angels. For a while, they were both linked as the two young stars simply thrashed through Major League pitching. Harper started unbelievably, especially when factoring in his age. He hit .271/.355/.505 with 5 doubles, 4 triples, 4 home runs, ... Read More
Friday, August 31, 2012
The 2012 season will be remembered for a number of things. It will be remembered for the great pitching performances, the Orioles and A’s surprising the league, the Dodgers taking on the entire Red Sox payroll, and so many other great moments, both big and small. But, 2012 will be the year we say that Mike Trout had the greatest rookie season in Major League Baseball.
There is no doubting that ... Read More
Friday, August 24, 2012
The pitch was an outside fastball, the exact pitch I was hoping for and waiting for. It was the first pitch of the at bat, but I knew I’d pounce on that pitch if I had a chance. That was where I liked it. The line drive fell right in front of the right fielder for a base hit. I rounded first, went back to the bag, and watched the next batter strikeout to end the game. I didn’t realize that it would ... Read More
Thursday, August 23, 2012
There may be no more polarizing name in Major League Baseball than Derek Jeter. The Yankees’ long-time shortstop been scrutinized over his career for many reasons. The obvious reason is that he plays for the New York Yankees, one of the most beloved and most hated franchises in sports. Anyone or anything having to do with the pinstripers elicits a strong response. Secondly, Jeter has received an ... Read More
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